Hokse-hitchiitg device



J. K. SKINDER.

HORSE HITCHING DEVICE.

-AFPLICATION FILED MAY I9, |919.

Patented Dec. 19.

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will H I. K. SKINDER.

HORSE HITCHING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY I9. I 9I9.

1,323,725. Patented Dee. 2,1919.

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HonsE-Hrrcrirne DEVICE.

To all 'whom t may concern Be it known that I, JOSEPH K.V SKiNDnR, a citizen of Poland, having declared my intention to become a citizen vof the United States of America, Yresidingat Kenosha, in the county of Kenosha and State of VVis-'v consin, have invented lcertain new and use-` ful Improvements `in Horse-Hitching De- Y vices, of whichthe following is a specification.

The primary object of the present invention is to provide Va horse hitching device in the form of a ratchet lock member that is adapted to be secured to the hub ofa wheel and to have a strap connection. with the bridle portion of a harness whereby when the device is setv inoperative position, forward movement of the vehicle will cause a tightening and subsequent winding moveerence characters indicate similar" parts throughout the several views.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a horse hitching device constructed in accordf ance with the present invention and in operative position upon the wheel hub, a portion thereof being broken away to show the ratchet mechanism with the hub of the wheel shown in section toillustrate the connection between lthe hitching device and the hub, said view being taken on line iI-I of Fig. 2,

Fig. 2 is a front elevational view thereof in operative position upon a wheel hub, vparts thereofbeing broken away,

Fig. 3 is a side elevational view ofthe outer casing of the hitching device,

Fig. 4 is an end elevational view of the casing shown in Fig. 3 with the closure plug same in position,

and ratchet block removed therefrom,

Fig. 5 is a side elevational view of the ratchet wheel removed from the device,

Fig. -6 is a vertical sectional view through the outer casing showing the ratchet wheel in elevation and the manner of securing the Figs. 7 and 8 are front and @11d elevations Specification of Letters Patent.

f Patented Dec. 2, 1919. Y

Appiicauon mea nay i9, i919. serial No. 298,282.

respectively of the screw ring for retaining V 'y present invention in operative position upon the hub of a wheel, a portion ofthe wheel being broken away.

Referring more in detail to the accompanying drawings, the reference numeral 11 designates a wheel having the usual hub 12 adapted to receive the horse hitching device as illustrated.

vThe Yhitching device includes a ring or casing 13 having an inwardly directed annular flange 14 at one side thereof while the opposite side face of said ring or casing 13 is provided with a rib 15 and with a screw thread 16 formed upon the inner face thereof ladjacent said rib. A ratchet wheel includf inglaterally projecting hub portions 17 is provided ,with centrally and radially positioned ratchet teeth 18 and has a Akey slot 19 upon the inner face ofthe flanges 17. As more clearly shown in Fig. 6, the ratchet wheel is positioned in the casing 13 with the inwardly directed flange 14 loosely engaging the adjacent ratchet wheel flange 17 with 'the inner face'of the flange 14 in sliding abutting relationwith the side faces of the ratchet teeth 18. To hold thel ratchet wheel in position in the casing 13, there is provided a retaining ring 20 shown more clearly in Figs. 6V, 7, and 8 and vincludes a reduced externally threadedy section 21 that is adapted to engage the threads 16 upon the casing 13 while the rib 15 is received into the annular groove 22 upon the adjacent face of the ring20 while' the inner face of the ring freely engages the adjacent-Bange 17 of the ratchet wheel.- j

As shown morey clearly in, Figs. 1 and 2, an aper'tured ear 23 is formed integral with the casing 13 and has an enlarged socket member 24 preferably formed integral therewith' at the lower Vside thereof, said socket member also being formed integral with the casing 13, the inner end of the socket opening at the inner face of thecasingv 13v so that the Vprojecting nose 25 upon the ratchet member 26 projects through said opening as shown in Fig. 1 to engage they ratchet teeth 18. The ratchet member 26 is guided in its sliding Vmovements by lateral lugs. .2.7 vSldflbly pesitened in the guides outer endof the socket 24.'

28pm the side wall of the socket 24, the socket and ratchet member being preferably .Y rectangular in cross section to preventl rotary movement of said ratchet member; An expansion coil spring 29 is positioned .inV the outer endvof said socket 24 andV has the inner end thereof in engagement with the y outer end of the ratchet member' whileV the outer end of said spring is engaged by the threaded closure plug for the circular In positioning' the casing 13 and' coperating parts upon the wheel 'hub'.12, the key slot l19 in the flanges 17 of the ratchetwheel are fixed to the hub v12 by thekey 31 entering a correspondingkey slot in'saidv hub whilel the casing V13VV is prevented from axial movementv upon said hub by. the retaining bands 32. When so arranged, a hitching strap 33 carrying a snap fastener 34Lisjconnected with the apertured ear 23 while the opposite end of the hitchingstrap is preferably connected to the bridle of the harness., In the usualoperation' of the vehicle7 -the snapfastener 34 is attached over the apertured ear 23 andthe casing 13 and cooperating parts revolve with the wheel 11,.

QWhenit is desired to leave-the vehicle and 23 vand any forward movement of ,the `ve- .hicle will cause the ratchet whee117 to en- Vthe horsestanding, it is. intended that vthe strap 33 be connected to the aperturedear Y gage the ratchet member 26 thereby to move fic Vthe casing 13 and aperturedear 23 in a similar' direction and rearwardly draw the hitching .strap 33and cause apull upon the headof the horse. With the strap Vin position shown in Fig. 10, the vehiclewi'll. .beV

permitted to move rearwardly as the Vratchet 'f member 26 and casing v13 supporting theV same will ride over the ratchet teethv 18.

.While the form of the invention herein Y shown andi' described is what is believed to Y be the preferable embodiment, thereof,A it 4is nevertheless "to be understoodvthat minor changes may. be -made therein withoutY departing `from the spiritl andiscope of the invention as claimed. v Y. A

What I vclaim-'asl new isz, 1.1Aj horse bitching device comprisinga casing, a ratchet wheel rotatably arranged therein,V a retaining ring for said ratchet-V .V wheel detachably connected to said casing,

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ing opposite flanges-.received in saidcas'ing with one'fiange freely engaged by Vsaid casing flange, a-reta1n1ng ring` threaded mtothe opposite-.side of said casing with the inner face thereof freely engaging the adjacent ratchet wheelflange and means carried by said casing for locking the-same to said `ratchet wheel-*for movement in one 3. A horsehitching device comprisinga casingv having" an inwardly directed'- flange atone side thereof, la ratchet wheel embodying opposite flanges received in'l said-.casing with one-flange freelyengagedy by said casvingfflange',Vv a retaining ring threaded into lthe opposite side of said casingfwith the' inner face thereof freely-:engaging the; adjacent ratchet wheel flange, a socket memberV formedv integralV with said casing lhaving aj rectangular portion,` Ya rectangular ratchet Y member slidablyreceivedin the rectangular portionofsaid socketv adapted for engagement with the ratchet teeth.. l Y

4. A1 horse hitching device Ycomprisinga casingV having an inwardly directed vflange at one side thereof,- -a--ratchet wheel vembodying. opposite flanges received in sai-d Vcasing" Ywith oneA flange freely engaged byY said casing Hange, la retaining ring thread- 'ed into the opposite side -ofsaid casing y with the inner face4 thereof freely-'engaging the adjacent'ratchet wheelflange, a socket member formed f integral with said f casing having a lrectangular portion, a rectangular ratchetfmember.slidably receivedA in the rectangular lportion'off-said socketV adapted for engagement with theV ratchet teeth, a closure Vupon'the-outer* endiof` said socket andwresilient v.means f"arrangedV be entend ofsaid tween said closure and adj ac ratchet member.V Y l l l In testimony whereof'l aflix my signature JOSEPH K. SKINDER'VV 

